This was one of those days where I was completely prepared to write off our beloved Rockies. We whiffed and walked our way to a 3-0 deficit (it definitely could have been worse) and when the 8th inning rolled around, I had resigned my mind to another notch in the loss column, thus confirming our place as the worst team in baseball. Then, the prodigal son (i.e. LoDo Magic) returned thanks to the 2nd place finisher in the Inigo Montoya look-alike contest and the man we here at Frost Brewed Baseball have been campaigning for all season. Looks like we’re finally starting to get some recognition in the Denver sports scene.
1) First the good. We won! Yay! It’s been a while since I’ve been able to say that and yeah, I can say that it feels pretty damn good. The offense looked like their anemic selves up until said 8th inning. Adam Wainwright is the Cardinals ace, granted, but I find it hard to believe that he can hold our lineup scoreless for 7 innings the way he did tonight. Maybe I’m just Rodney Dangerfield-ing him, but I just don’t believe he has that dominating stuff. Then again, we are the Rockies. That 8th inning was a thing of beauty, even if it did start with Will.i.am Taveras phunking with my heart and making a leadoff out. Quintanilla (pronounced Keent-uh-nill-er) started the rally with a single before the triples party started. Matt rocked one, Todd did his usual thing as of late by not coming through in the clutch (he’ll bring it around), Jerry walked, then Spilly came to the dish. He then told Cards closer Jason Isringhausen that he had killed his father and to prepare to die then fought a single through the hole on the left side to make it a 3-2 game. That brought up everyone’s favorite Iannetta as Chris wasted no time in scolding a fastball from not-so-thin-Izzy down the right field line for a go ahead triple. T Rex then slammed the door after giving up a leadoff single for 3rd save of the season. I just had one word when the game finished and it was: booya.
2) Jeff Francis did his best Ubaldo Jimenez impression in today’s ballgame and I must admit, he was pretty convincing. 5 innings, 6 hits, 3 runs, and balancing 5 walks with 4 strikeouts while throwing 98 pitches were incredibly Four-Balldo-esque. He also served up a 460 foot dinger to the Cardinals starting fourth outfielder Ryan Ludwick who apparently only kills lefties and the Rockies. I’m not pushing the panic button yet with the Franchise but I’m beginning to get a little worried. He’s made 7 starts this year, the Rockies have now won only 2 of them, and he’s 0-3 with a 5.27 ERA. In his defense, a majority of the hits against him tonight were of the sloppy variety though he was saved by Willy T more than a few times. He’s got a start or two before we have to start calling 911.
3) Iannetta made his 4th straight start behind the plate and came up with the clutch hit the Rockies needed with his go ahead 2 out triple in the 8th. This shows that Skip Hurdle might still have a few marbles left in that noggin of his and that his internet blog reading has upgraded to the blog you’re reading right now. Cheers to you, Clint.
4) Spilly has now gotten 6 hits in his last 7 pinch hit at bats and carries a .333 average on his shoulder along with leading the Major Leagues in awesomeness, tubular-arity, facial hair, and batter’s ditties.
We needed this win like the deserts needed the rain (yes, a Eurhythmics reference). This was one of those wins that could possibly be the game we refer to as the turnaround game. Only time will tell but let’s hope til we can’t hope anymore.
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